They get 60 million for satellite center

The project "Sustainable Mobile Autonomous and Resilient 6G SatCom” will run a multidisciplinary research center. The center is a collaboration between universities, research institutes and a large number of specialized companies, together with several regions and authorities. 

The goal with the center SMART 6GSAT (a shortening of the project name) is to integrate traditional land-based mobile communication and space-based satellite communication in 6G, which is expected to be in use in the 2030s. The vision is for mobile communication services to be seamlessly available to anyone with a 6G device, anywhere, anytime. The focus will be on sustainability and energy efficiency, reliability and resilience, as well as system interoperability and always-on artificial intelligence.

The research at the center will be run by a total of 21 partners:

The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Luleå University of Technology (LTU), RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Ericsson, Saab, Ovzon, Beyond Gravity, Forsway, Satcube, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), NorthernWaves, Primekey, Airforestry, Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), European Incoherent SCATter Scientific Association (EISCAT), Swedish Transport Administration, Swedish Forest Industries, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Region Stockholm.

The center is also supported by several international universities and companies, including Eutelsat-OneWeb, Airbus, Viasat and Thales Alenia Space. Together, this includes partners from the entire value chain: regulators, system manufacturers, operators and users. This gives the center access to real data and possibilities for broad standardization and multidisciplinary research.

The project starts now in Januari. The main project leader is Cicek Cavdar, at KTH.

Lennart Håkansson

editor@northswedenbusiness.com